We discussed literary devices and parts of speech for our warm-up activity, and Mercer was tasked with creating analogies to make comparisons when describing people, situations, and/or objects. He seemed to enjoy this activity and used figurative language to make his ideas more vivid. I then read Mercer a passage entitled, "Me and My Habits,” by Readworks. Mercer was encouraged to refer back to the article and make personal connections when answering open-ended questions about the story. He was afforded prompts and supported in his efforts to retrieve relevant facts from the story when responding to queries.